Timed to bicentenary of scholar and educator

On 15 January 2025, the Bank of Russia issues a 2-ruble silver commemorative coin ‘Scholar and Educator Kayum Nasyri, Timed to the 200^th Anniversary of his Birth’ of the Outstanding Personalities of Russia series (Catalogue No. 5110-0188).

The 2-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 15.55 g, fineness 925/1,000) has a round shape and is 33.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin ‘2 РУБЛЯ’ (2 RUBLES), the year of issue ‘2025 г.’ (2025), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content.

The reverse of the coin features relief images of Kayum Nasyri’s portrait and a table with books on it against the background of bookshelves, laser treated for matte finishing, and relief inscriptions: ‘КАЮМ НАСЫРИ’ (KAYUM NASYRI) on the right around the upper circumference and ‘1825’ and ‘1902’ in two lines below on the right.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coin is minted in proof quality.

The mintage of the coin is 3.0 thousand pcs.

The new coin is legal tender of the Russian Federation and is mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at its face value.

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